Work-box



Patnted Sept. 27, i898.

D. RICHARD.

WURK BOX.

(Applieation med .my 19, 1897.) (No Model.)

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JFFICE@ DELIA RICHARD, OF APILETON,^WISCONSIN.

WORK-BOX.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 611,333, dated September 27, 1898.

Application filed July 19, 189 7. Serial No. 6451073 (N0 mvdel To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DELIA RICHARD, of Appleton, in the county of Outagamie and State of Wisconsin,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in W'ork-Boxes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention is an improvement in Workboxes for dressmakers and others, the primary object of the same being to provide a device of this character by Which a number of spools of thread are conveniently arranged and the thread passed through holes in one side of the box and through corresponding holes in a plate having numbers indicating the fineness of the thread and a knife-blade carried by the plate to provide for cutting the thread.

The invention also embodies devices for properly guiding the thread to the holes through the box and a presser-bar which acts as a tension upon the thread.

With the above objects in view the invention consists in a particular construction and arrangement of the parts, as hereinafter fully set forth, and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, covering a part of this specification, Figure l is a perspective view of a Work-box constructed in accordance With my invention, the cover or lid being raised. Fig. 2 is a plan View of the body of the box with the lid which covers the spool-compartment removed. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional viewl through the box. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one of the devices for leading the thread from the spool to the in threading the thread through the holes in holes in the box.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 designates the body of the box, which is preferably rectangular in shape and is divided contrally by a partition 2, forming compartments, and upon the body is hinged a cover or lid 3, having a pin-cushion fixed to the upper side of the same. One of the compartments in the body of the box is preferably lined, and the inner side of the top is also lined and -supplied with a looking-glass 5. The other compartment of the box is provided With `a double roW of upwardly-projecting pins 6 to receive the spools of thread 7, and in carrying out my invention Wire frames 8 are placed upon the pins andengage the latter above and below the spools, the said frames presenting parallel uprights which are bent to present a series of coils or eyes a, the upper eye being on a line With a horizontal series of holes 9, extending through the adjoining side ofr the box. Arranged upon one side of the box and immediately above the Aline of holes 9 is a stationary strip 10, and below this strip is a presser-bar 11, extending parallel therewith and carrying pins 12, that extend through vertical holes in the said stationary strip. This presser-bar is forced against the stationary strip by means of a fiat spring 13, Which is secured to the bottom of the box, with its free ends bearing against the under side of the presserbar. This presser-bar is depressed against the action of the spring by rods 1414, attached centrally thereto, passing upward through vertical holes or openings in the stationary strip and connected at their upper ends to a knob 15. Upon the outer side of the body of the box is secured a plate 16, having a series of holes 17, registering With the holes 9, the said plate having marks or numbers thereon indicating the neness'of the thread which is passed through the corresponding holes. The plate is also provided With a curved blade 18, forming a knife by which the thread can be severed.

The compartment carrying the spools,here inbefore described, is provided with a lid 19, having straps 20 extending across the same tohold in place needles, scissors, and other articles used in dressmaking and also forming a holder for a hook 21, which is employed the box.

In placing the spools of thread Within the box the Wire frame is first placed over the same and the end ofthe thread passed through the eyes of the frame in and out from the lower eye to the upper one, after which both the frame and spool are placed upon the pin or vertical spindle. The hook is then used to pass the thread through one of the holes in the box, the operation being to depress the tension-bar, pass the hook through the hole,

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and after catching the thread withdrawing the hook and thread. The wire frame presenting the guiding-eyes for the thread insures the proper feeding of the same to the openings in the box, and the tension-bar acts to hold the thread While it is being severed by drawing it across the curved knife-blade.

The work-box herein shown and described provides one which affords a convenient arrangement of the spools of thread, allowing the thread to be drawn ofi", and when a suitable length is obtained can be quickly cut by passing the thread over the knife-blade. By having the wire frames which form guides for the thread and by passing the thread from the spool through the lower eye a pull upon the outer end of the thread has a tendency to force the spool downward upon the spindle, while the upper eye of the frame is located in a horizontal line with the opening through which the thread is passed.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a work-box, the combination of a series of upwardly-projecting spindles, wire frames connected thereto, each presenting a series of eyes, a stationary strip attached to one side of the box, and a spring-aetuated strip engaging the said stationary strip, the side of the box having openings or holes in a line between the strips, substantially as shown and-for the purpose set forth.

2. In a Work-box, the combination of a series of upwardly-projecting spindles located Within the boX, wire frames mounted upon the spindles, each presenting a vertical series of eyes, a stationary strip secured to one side of the boX, a spring-actuated strip normally bearing against the stationary strip, and a rod for moving the spring-actuated strip away from the stationary strip, the side of the box having openings or holes in a line between the strip; together with a plate secured to the outer side of the box and having a series of holes registering with the holes in the boX, and a knife-blade secured to the plate, substantially as shown and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

DELIA BICI-IARD. Witnesses:

SARAH KEELEY, WM. A. RICHARD. 

